Former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor took some viewers by surprise when he popped up as a Channel Nine commentator for the diving in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Mark Taylor has hit back after Australian Olympics watchers questioned Channel 9's choice to use him as a commentator for the diving in Paris - considering he's a cricket legend.

Others pointed out that Taylor is not the first cricket player to commentate Olympic diving. 'This is similar back to London 2012 when a former cricketer Michael slater called the diving events.

Mark Taylor copped some unplayable deliveries during his career as Australia’s opening batsman but none of them was as bad as what he faced from Channel 9 on the opening day of the Olympics.

“Mark Taylor commentating on the diving sounds like a 12th Man bit,” AAP sports reporter Oliver Caffrey wrote. “Tubby Taylor calling the diving at the Olympics wasn’t on my bingo card this ...

Taylor, 59, along with Channel 9 copped backlash after he was appointed to commentate on the diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Media veteran Tim Bailey, who has spent decades covering sport ...